The amount of time a person must wait for a train to arrive in a certain town is uniformly distributed between 0 and 40 minutes. Determine the probability density function f(x). Draw a graft of f(x) What is the probability that person must wait less than 8 minutes?

The amount of time a person must wait for a train to arrive in a certain town is uniformly distributed between 0 and 40 minutes. Determine the probability density function f(x). Draw a graft of f(x) What is the probability that person must wait less than 8 minutes?

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The amount of time a person must wait for a train to arrive in a certain town is uniformly distributed between 0 and 40 minutes.

Determine the probability density function f(x).
Draw a graft of f(x)
What is the probability that person must wait less than 8 minutes?
What is the probability that person must wait more then 30 minutes?
Calculate P(10<x<26), P(x=20) and P(x> 45).
f) Calculate the mean and standard deviations.
What is the 85^th percentile.

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